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Sharp-Public Split in Game of Thrones Season 7 Iron Throne Holder Marketplace?

From hot dogs to politics to Bitcoin to dragons, we try to cover it all here at Sportsbook Review and the latest fun niche market we’ve found is the Season 7 Iron Throne Holder from the hit HBO series Game of Thrones.

Wintertime Has Arrived as Season 7 of HBO Series Hit Drama "Game of Thrones" Premieres on Sunday Night

On Sunday night, the seventh season of the hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones will premiere (HBO, 9 ET/PT) with Episode 1 (“Dragonstone”) and online sportsbook BetOnline has posted odds on who will end up as the holder of the Iron Throne in Season 7. The 7-part season—Game of Thrones has traditionally had 10-episode series’—will end six weeks later on Sunday, Aug. 27. This season, which will introduce some new cast member including Jim Broadbent and Tom Hopper, was primarily filmed in Spain, Iceland and Northern Ireland.

If there is perceived Sharp money in this new and niche Game of Thrones marketplace, it’s apparently on the favorite, Cersei Lannister who went from -300 to -500 in two days at online sportsbook BetOnline. And it seems like smart money. Here are the latest odds with some macro-analysis below:

So who will end up on the throne after 7 episodes? This is a tough market to tackle now, with that aforementioned 2 dollar (200 cents) move on chalk and current Queen of the Seven Kingdoms Iron Throne-holder Cersei Lannister (-500 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline), who ended Season 6 as the reluctant victor is Westeros. Variety has a poll on "Who Will Take the Iron Throne?" and it appears to be more of a more of a popularity contest or wishful thinking thing with Daenerys Targaryen (+350 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline) crushing the still-young online vote with 43.7% to current queen Cersei’s 2.6%. Kids. One thing we can all agree on? Las encuestas son muy estúpidas (Polls are very stupid).

Jon Snow (+500 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline) “isn’t dead” anymore and seems like a legitimate candidate although it seems unlikely he’ll leave the North as does Daenerys Targaryen who has her own desires, army and loyal council, although with three fully grown dragons, but who may have trouble finding parking for them at the castle. Daenerys seems destined for the throne, but here and now? This may be the wisest bet at 7/2. And last season, Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish (12/1 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline)—played by actor Aidan Gillen—told Sansa Stark (20/1 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline) of his dreams of the Iron Throne. And may be a wise underdog pick if you try to get inside of the minds of the show’s writers and imagine the 7-episode arc.

And can the Night King (20/1 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline) and his White Walkers finally get through the wall after six seasons? His undead army has been aimlessly wandering around the North building forever and with Winter having arrived in Westeros and Bran now possibly helping? But the magical wall has “...spells woven into it...old ones, and strong,” and if he hasn’t made it after six seasons, well... And as one avid Game of Thrones fan and Variety article respondent opined, “The Night King doesn’t give two hoots about the Iron Throne. If he reaches King’s Landing, he’ll just destroy it.” But what about semi-longshots Jaime Lannister (22/1 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline) or Euron Greyjoy (40/1 to be GoT S7 Iron Throne Holder, BetOnline)? It seems Jaime has no interest in the Iron Throne and some fans think he may end up meeting his demise this season.